In September 2025, a total lunar eclipse was visible from Czechia. I simply cound’t miss that, and after quite a while it pushed me to head out on a dedicated night photography trip again. On top of that, I filmed the whole process and ended up creating my first photo vlog. So how did it turn out?

My success in Czech Nature Photo in 2025 motivated me to take part in one more, purely landscape-oriented competition Natural Landscape Photography Awards focusing on realistic landscape photography. Here’s how it went…

In April 2025, something happened that I’m still struggling to wrap my head around. At the Czech Nature Photo award ceremony at Prague Castle, my photograph Ptarmigan in the Whiteout won 1st place in the category “Animals in Their Environment,” and on top of that also received the Photograph of the Year title. An absolute win. Writing it down feels almost as surreal as hearing it announced live…